''Trichodectes'' is a genus of
louse
Louse ( : lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order, infraorder, or a parvorder, as a result ...
belonging to the family
Trichodectidae
Trichodectidae is a family of louse in the suborder Ischnocera. Its species are parasites of mammals. The following 19 genera are recognized:
* ''Bovicola''
* '' Cebidicola''
* '' Damalinia''
* '' Dasyonyx''
* '' Eurytrichodectes''
* '' ...
.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''
Trichodectes canis'' (De Geer, 1778)
* ''
Trichodectes carnivorus'' Springholz-Schmidt, 1935
* ''
Trichodectes emersoni'' Hopkins, 1960
* ''
Trichodectes ermineae'' (Hopkins, 1941)
* ''
Trichodectes euarctidos
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* '' Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* '' Trichodectes canis'' ( ...
'' Hopkins, 1954
* ''
Trichodectes galictidis'' Werneck, 1934
* ''
Trichodectes kuntzi'' Emerson, 1964
* ''
Trichodectes melis'' (Fabricius, 1805)
* ''
Trichodectes mustelae
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (De ...
'' (Schrank, 1803)
* ''
Trichodectes pinguis
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (De ...
'' Burmeister, 1838
* ''
Trichodectes tigris
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (De ...
'' Ponton, 1870
* ''
Trichodectes vosseleri
''Trichodectes'' is a genus of louse belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus was described in 1818 by Nitzsch.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Trichodectes baculus'' Schömmer, 1913
* ''Trichodectes canis'' (De ...
'' Stobbe, 1913
References
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Lice